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KARACHI: Despite the lapse of 13 years, the case related to the killing of six people in an arson attack in Tahir Plaza is still pending trial primarily for want of witnesses, it emerged on Friday.
The legal fraternity on Friday also staged a protest to mark the 13th anniversary of the tragic incident.
Advocate Altaf Abbasi with his five clients was burnt to death at his Tahir Plaza office near the City Courts in April 2008 when the building, which mostly housed lawyers’ offices, was set ablaze following a spat between two groups of lawyers at the City Courts.
Three accused M. Imran alias Imran Saeed, Ahmed Saeed alias Saeed Bharam and Faisal Javed with their 12 absconding accomplices have been charged with violence, burning six people in an arson attack and terrorism on April 9, 2008.